MCP server

SendGrid MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/sendgrid

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Send email and read templates, marketing contacts, lists, stats, bounces and unsubscribes.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

11

Token cost

About 2,444 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http sendgrid https://sendgrid.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.sendgrid]
url = "https://sendgrid.usefulapi.io/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"sendgrid":{"httpUrl":"https://sendgrid.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"sendgrid":{"url":"https://sendgrid.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"sendgrid":{"type":"http","url":"https://sendgrid.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add sendgrid https://sendgrid.usefulapi.io/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"sendgrid","server_url":"https://sendgrid.usefulapi.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"sendgrid","server_url":"https://sendgrid.usefulapi.io/mcp"}

Tools

• sendgrid_add_or_update_contacts ~339 tokens
  UPSERTS marketing contacts (creates new ones, updates existing ones by email) and optionally adds them to lists. This is an ASYNC job — returns { job_id } you can poll. SendGrid: PUT /v3/marketing/contacts.
• sendgrid_get_contact_count ~91 tokens
  Get the total number of Marketing Campaigns contacts on your account. Returns { contact_count, billable_count }. SendGrid: GET /v3/marketing/contacts/count.
• sendgrid_get_stats ~268 tokens
  Get global email statistics over a date range (delivered, opens, clicks, bounces, spam reports, etc.). Returns an array of { date, stats: [{ metrics: {...} }] }. SendGrid: GET /v3/stats.
• sendgrid_get_template ~121 tokens
  Get a single transactional email template by id, including its versions (subject + content). SendGrid: GET /v3/templates/{template_id}.
• sendgrid_list_bounces ~274 tokens
  List bounced email addresses (the bounce suppression list). Returns an array of { created, email, reason, status }. SendGrid: GET /v3/suppression/bounces.
• sendgrid_list_global_unsubscribes ~260 tokens
  List globally-unsubscribed email addresses (the global suppression list). Returns an array of { created, email }. SendGrid: GET /v3/suppression/unsubscribes.
• sendgrid_list_marketing_lists ~160 tokens
  List your Marketing Campaigns contact lists, each with its id, name, and contact_count. Returns { result: [...], _metadata }. SendGrid: GET /v3/marketing/lists.
• sendgrid_list_templates ~213 tokens
  List your transactional email templates (Dynamic and/or Legacy). Returns { result: [...], _metadata } — use _metadata.next / page_token to paginate. SendGrid: GET /v3/templates.
• sendgrid_ping ~76 tokens
  Health check — verifies the API key works and returns the scopes (permissions) granted to it. SendGrid: GET /v3/scopes.
• sendgrid_search_contacts_by_email ~147 tokens
  Look up marketing contacts by exact email address (a read-only lookup — mutates nothing). Returns { result: { "<email>": { contact: {...} } } }. SendGrid: POST /v3/marketing/contacts/search/emails.
• sendgrid_send_mail Sends messages · ~495 tokens
  SENDS A REAL EMAIL immediately via SendGrid. Provide `from_email` and one or more `to` recipients, plus EITHER a subject + content OR a `template_id` (dynamic template ids start with "d-", pass values via dynamic_template_data). Returns { status: "accepted", message_id }. SendGrid: POST /v3/mail/sen

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